Peter Wanner Mansion


Peter Wanner Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wanner Mansion, March 2011
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Location	1401 Walnut St., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′18″N 75°54′27″W / 40.33833°N 75.90750°W / 40.33833; -75.90750Coordinates: 40°20′18″N 75°54′27″W / 40.33833°N 75.90750°W / 40.33833; -75.90750
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	Mull, Edward K.
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	87001950^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1987

Peter Wanner Mansion, also known as "Mount Penn Home" is a historic mansion located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The house is situated at the base of Mount Penn overlooking the city of Reading. It was built in 1889, and is a "T"-plan, 2 1/2-story, dwelling in the Late Victorian style. It is constructed of squared, rectangular limestone and features a stone segmental arched portal, broad front porch, and 4 1/2-story central frame tower. It was converted into apartments in the 1930s or 1940s.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (June 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peter Wanner Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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